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Gunman massacred 19 elementary students and two adults after storming a school in Uvalde

“Someone needs to stand up for the children of this state, or they will continue to be killed," O'Rourke told Abbott, before security escorted him out of the building. The two will face off in the race for Texas governor in November.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke has blamed Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for inaction on gun control.

One of the officials on stage told O'Rourke, "You are out of line" and called him a "sick son of a b****."

One of the officials on stage told O'Rourke, "You are out of line" and called him a "sick son of a b****."

"You're all doing nothing," O'Rourke said to Texas officials who were giving updates on the mass shooting at an Uvalde elementary school.

Election security experts for years have urged states to replace outdated voting machines.

The number of rejected mail ballots in Texas soared to nearly 13% across most counties in the nation's first election of 2022.

Tenure is facing threats to its survival as Republican politicians seek to restrict the teaching of race and sexual orientation.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pledged to end tenure for new faculty hires at the state’s public universities and colleges when the Texas Legislature reconvenes next year. Patrick’s Feb. 18 attack on tenured college professors came days after the University of Texas at Austin Faculty Council passed a resolution Feb. 14 defending professors’ academic freedom, particularly […]

Will Ferrell showed up to the Dan Patrick Show Monday in face paint of the team he's pulling for in Super Bowl LVI – the Cincinnati Bengals.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) and state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) have urged the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reverse its ruling that Paxton cannot unilaterally prosecute voter fraud.Both Abbott and Patrick issued separate statements on Tuesday criticizing the court for undermining their push for "election integrity," a move that critics have called voter suppression for minorities who tend to vote Democratic,...

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says he considers it a “joke” that his name has been linked to open college jobs at USC and LSU.

After the 2020 election, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Republican, said he would pay rewards to tipsters who found voter fraud. The first reward went to a Democratic poll watcher.

The poll worker who received the prize said he was told he only received the minimum reward as larger ones were reserved for "bigger fish."

The lieutenant governor of Texas cut the check on his first bounty for voter fraud evidence to a poll worker in Pennsylvania, but it wasn't the proof he was expecting.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little says he will rescind an executive order involving COVID-19 vaccines by Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin.

We're checking the temperature of the USC football coaching search. Penn State's James Franklin is considered a top candidate. Urban Meyer still isn't.

2022 Texas Dowd In this Sept. 2, 2009 file photo, Matthew Dowd, chief campaign strategist for the Bush-Cheney 2004 presidential campaign, speaks at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in Little Rock, Ark. Dowd announced Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, that he will run as a Democrat for Texas lieutenant governor. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston File) (Danny Johnston)AUSTIN, Texas — (AP) — Matthew Dowd, a former political advisor to Republican President George W. Bush, announced Wednesday that he will run as a Democrat for Texas lieutenant governor. Patrick, who served chairman to former President Donald Trump's presidential campaigns in Texas, won reelection in 2018 by more than 400,000 votes. Dowd worked for Texas' last Democratic lieutenant governor, Bob Bullock, before joining Bush's team.

Matthew Dowd, a former political advisor to Republican President George W.

The art installation, called In America: Remember, will be on display at the National Mall for more than two weeks. It honors the more than 660,000 lives lost to COVID-19 in the United States.

PORTLAND, Ore. — (AP) — The City Council in Portland, Oregon, has scrapped a plan to boycott Texas businesses because of a new law that prohibits most abortions there, deciding Wednesday to instead set aside $200,000 to fund reproductive care. The boycott would have banned the purchase of goods and services by Portland from Texas and bar city employee travel until the legislation is reversed or overturned. The new plan to fund reproductive services passed 4-1 on Wednesday. Commissioner Mingus Mapps cast the only ‘no’ vote, saying he was “genuinely mystified” by what the City Council was trying to accomplish by allocating the $200,000 to fund reproductive care. Probably not," Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty said.

Republicans should read the disappointing jobs reports very carefully

Racial and political scapegoating won’t help fight the pandemic or improve vaccination rates where it’s needed most. [Opinion]

"Last time I checked, over 90% of them vote for Democrats in their major cities and major counties," Patrick said of Black Americans.

When Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was asked about the surge in coronavirus cases during a Thursday night appearance on Fox News, the Republican said "African Americans who have not been vaccinated" are "the biggest group in most states" contributing to the spike. Laura Ingraham had asked Patrick to respond to criticism from Democrats that covid-19 cases and deaths were on the rise in Texas due to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's policies. The governor has resisted public health mandates aimed at miti

El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday commemorated the massacre of 23 people in 2019, while advocates continue to pursue tighter gun laws despite GOP resistance.

A new book debunking popular lore results in the kind of cancellation conservatives decry.

A new book debunking popular lore results in the kind of cancellation conservatives decry.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he would recommend her portrait hang in the Senate chamber at the Texas Capitol.

State House Democrats fled the state two weeks ago in order to stop the legislature from passing a more restrictive election law.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick took issue with references to the bills as “Jim Crow 2.0.”

Her perseverance led to the federal Juneteenth holiday

Whether Republican leaders can agree on its provisions and get it done even in a 30-day special session remains to be seen, though.

Texas Republicans are pressing ahead with their push for tougher election laws after Democrats' defiant weekend walkout stopped one of the nation's most restrictive voting measures.

The Texas Legislature is on the verge of signing off on some of the most restrictive voting measures in the U.S. A vote was expected Sunday in the GOP-controlled Texas House that would send Republican Gov. Greg Abbott a raft of election changes that would eliminate drive-thru voting and empower partisan poll watchers.

Texas Republicans are digging in for a final weekend vote on some of the most restrictive new voting laws in the U.S. A sweeping bill finalized Saturday would eliminate drive-thru voting, reduce polling hours and scale back Sunday voting.

Gov. Abbott was asked about Lt. Gov. Patrick’s special session call during a Thursday Fort Worth visit.

Democrats are escalating their charges that the Republican push for tighter state voting laws is designed to make it hard for people of color to vote.

The nation’s next big voting battle is underway in Texas.

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban agreed to play the national anthem after the NBA reiterated its policy to require the song. “This tradition traces its roots back more than a century – even pre-dating the song’s adoption as the national anthem. No matter the scope, there is no penalty for violating the requirement, so even if the bar league softball team skipped the national anthem, there would be no repercussion under the law. Dan Patrick has said that requiring the national anthem at all Texas venues that receive public funding will be among his top legislative priorities this session. Although playing the national anthem before games is a staple of American sports at the professional and collegiate levels, it is far less common in other countries.

FILE - This Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks in Washington, at a rally in support of President Donald Trump. That’s the real litmus test,” said Republican state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, who pointed toward the deportation lawsuit and challenges last year to mail-in ballot applications around his Houston district. Paxton's budget requests may yet force Republican lawmakers to consider the exodus from his office. Greg Abbott — who has previously said the accusations raise “serious concerns” — and Paxton also did not respond to questions. He has pleaded not guilty to allegations that he defrauded investors in a tech startup before becoming attorney general.

What Dan Patrick said was disturbing, especially since he spoke those words a month ago, when any reopening would have led to way more deaths than there has been. But the question it raises is the heart of the matter: its not whether we are willing to accept a certain amount of deaths as the country is reopened, its how many deaths are we prepared to accept. Same thing with the 36,000 annual gun deaths, which would be eliminated without guns anywhere, or, for that matter, the 80,000 deaths from diabetes or 140,000 lung cancer deaths, which could be significantly reduced with a ban on sugar and tobacco. (The four deaths on State Road 100 last weekend were caused by a driver crossing the center line. The months and possibly years ahead call for plans to live with the virus while accepting a measure of risk, as in any war.

The lieutenant governor of Texas argued in an interview on Fox News Monday night that the United States should go back to work, saying grandparents like him dont want to sacrifice the countrys economy during the coronavirus crisis. And if thats the exchange, Im all in."And that doesn't make me noble or brave or anything like that," he continued. Inglesby said the U.S has seen exponential growth and that health officials are just beginning to understand how pervasive it is. Texas has more than 350 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and nine deaths related to the virus. Greg Abbott has resisted a stay-at-home order for all of Texas but local officials in Dallas and San Antonio have.

The lieutenant governor of Texas argued in an interview on Fox News Monday night that the United States should go back to work, saying grandparents like him dont want to sacrifice the countrys economy during the coronavirus crisis. And if thats the exchange, Im all in."And that doesn't make me noble or brave or anything like that," he continued. Inglesby said the U.S has seen exponential growth and that health officials are just beginning to understand how pervasive it is. Texas has more than 350 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and nine deaths related to the virus. Greg Abbott has resisted a stay-at-home order for all of Texas but local officials in Dallas and San Antonio have.

The lieutenant governor of Texas argued in an interview on Fox News Monday night that the United States should go back to work, saying grandparents like him dont want to sacrifice the countrys economy during the coronavirus crisis. And if thats the exchange, Im all in."And that doesn't make me noble or brave or anything like that," he continued. Inglesby said the U.S has seen exponential growth and that health officials are just beginning to understand how pervasive it is. Texas has more than 350 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and nine deaths related to the virus. Greg Abbott has resisted a stay-at-home order for all of Texas but local officials in Dallas and San Antonio have.

Dan Patrick faced a backlash Tuesday for suggesting that fellow seniors should risk their health for the sake of the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those of us who are 70-plus, well take care of ourselves, but dont sacrifice the country, said Patrick, who turns 70 next week. More than a dozen Texas cities and counties have announced stay-home orders, including Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. Austin Mayor Steve Adler said hed like to see a uniform state and federal plan to combat the virus spread. AdvertisementPeople are going to be very careful about how we move back to the lives we used to have.

(Reuters) - The gunman who opened fire in a Texas church on Sunday, killing two before dying from gunshot wounds, owned a shooting range and had taught its parishioners how to shoot, the Texas Attorney General said on Monday. The incident took place in White Settlement, a suburb northwest of Fort Worth, at the West Freeway Church of Christ. Two more people sustained minor injuries as they ducked for cover inside the church, Trusty said. Slideshow (2 Images)Patrick said a new state law allowing concealed carry in places of worship enabled the parishioners to stop the gunman. I do hope that through this tragedy, more churches will prepare the way this church did, not just in Texas but really across the nation, Paxton said.

WHITE SETTLEMENT, TX – A man pulled out a shotgun at a Texas church service and fired on worshippers Sunday, killing two people before he was shot to death by congregants who fired back, police said. Authorities at a Sunday evening news conference praised the two congregants who opened fire as part of a volunteer security team at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement. Authorities said there were more than 240 parishioners in the West Freeway Church at the time of the shooting. And in 1999, a gunman killed seven people in Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth before detonating an explosive device and killing himself. Sunday's shooting in Texas was also the second attack on a religious gathering in the U.S. in less than 24 hours.

(CNN) - Texas Lt. Gov. On Thursday, Texas Gov. "With due respect, Texas Lt. Gov. "Like most political gambits, Lt. Gov. "We encourage Lt. Gov.